Disasters—People in PerilAge Level: 10–14 Grade Level: 5–9 This revised series provides detailed overviews of devastating world disasters, weaving important background information with gripping accounts from survivors and victims. High-interest topics great for reluctant readers Illustrates the scientific principles behind the disaster and includes dramatic accounts from survivors and victims New design and color photographs Supports the History/Social Studies and Earth Science curricula7 1/2” x 9” 48pp. Illus. with color and black-and-white photographs Contains chapter notes, a glossary, a further reading list, Internet addresses, and an index Fall 2012Series Lexile: 1020 Page 1 of 11 Deadly Storm Alert! The Dangerous El Niño and La Niña Carmen Bredeson Twisting tornadoes leveled small towns in Florida. Floods washed out roads and homes in Peru. Severe droughts in Indonesia caused roaring forest fires, leaving animals starving. Is it possible that all these deadly disasters were caused by the same weather event? Yes, and its name is El Niño...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-4396-1 Binding: eBookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4014-4 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ee LL Loading… Deadly Waves Tsunamis Mary Dodson Wade On March 11, 2011, an earthquake rumbled off the coast of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. Buildings trembled, some collapsing, and fires started. But the earthquake had stirred up something even deadlier: a tsunami...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-4395-4 Binding: eBookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4018-2 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ee LL Loading… Fiery Volcano The Eruption of Mount St. Helens Carmen Bredeson From his observation point just five miles from Mount St. Helens, geologist David Johnston said "This is it!" before his radio went dead. Johnston watched the volcano explode. His body was never found...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-4394-7 Binding: eBookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4015-1 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ee LL Loading… Forty-Nine Minutes of Madness The Columbine High School Shooting Judy L. Hasday April 20, 1999, was an ordinary school day for students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Classrooms were full of students finishing their last assignments before final exams. When the bell rang for the first lunch period, some went outside to enjoy the warm weather...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-4397-8 Binding: eBookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4013-7 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ee LL Loading… Homegrown Terror The Oklahoma City Bombing Victoria Sherrow At the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a quiet spring day began like any other in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Government employees arrived for a busy workday. Parents dropped their children off at the day care center...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-4393-0 Binding: eBookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4016-8 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ee LL Loading… Unsinkable! The TITANIC Shipwreck Michael D. Cole The TITANIC was the largest ocean liner ever built. Shipbuilders hailed its state-of-the-art design. First-class passengers enjoyed extravagant luxuries onboard. But on April 15, 1912, five days after departing on its maiden voyage, disaster struck...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-4392-3 Binding: eBookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4017-5 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $27.93Discount Price: $20.95 ee LL Loading… Page 1 of 11 Loading… Loading… Loading... Library Bound Book: List Price: $167.58 Discount Price: $125.70 + Add to wish list eBook: List Price: $167.58 Discount Price: $125.70 + Add to wish list Please log in Log in or register to create a wish list. Login or Register Loading…